Home Theater Acoustics

The following is an unedited transcript from our video series from Acoustic Fields. There will be some errors in grammar and sentence structure that occur during this translation process. For complete understanding and comprehension, please view the video which is included in this text. For any additional information regarding this topic or others relating to […]

The following is an unedited transcript from our video series from Acoustic Fields. There will be some errors in grammar and sentence structure that occur during this translation process. For complete understanding and comprehension, please view the video which is included in this text. For any additional information regarding this topic or others relating to […]

The following is an unedited transcript from our video series from Acoustic Fields. There will be some errors in grammar and sentence structure that occur during this translation process. For complete understanding and comprehension, please view the video which is included in this text. For any additional information regarding this topic or others relating to […]

Today we’re going to talk about floor ceiling reflections because they’re not discussed too much. We mainly talk about the lateral domain, sidewall reflections, but floor and ceiling reflections are really critical. We need to look at this area, and let’s take a peek and see what we can find. Pressure vs. reflection. These are […]

Today I want to talk about drywall and green glue. It’s prevalent throughout the literature, I hear about it every day in my discussions with customers. I really want to define it and talk a little bit about it and also tell you why we don’t use it so you can get some idea on […]

Today we’re going to talk about the room versus the room shell and why the misnomer that is soundproofing and acoustic treatment are completely different concepts. There’s a lot of confusion that we see in people’s comments and I think once again some definitions and clarity will help the situation because you’re room requires a […]

Last week I was asked about the ideal set up for home theater diffuser panels on the back of my sound diffuser positioning video (which you can see below). Well the first thing we have to look at when it comes to a home theater room is sound fields. Tou have multiple modal sources of […]

Today we’re going to talk about subwoofer acoustic treatment and how you can use it to manage the power of your subwoofers. Just like anything else in acoustics, rooms and speakers interact. We have our room, we have our electronics and there’s lots of variables to consider and don’t be misled by manufactures claims that […]

Today we’re going to finally assemble our DIY Bass Absorber BDA kit. This is our low frequency absorber kit. The only difference between this and our production units is that the production units have the carbon filters inside them. Now a lot of people call DIY bass absorbers DIY bass traps. I don’t subscribe to […]

In the below video I was asked about where acoustic panels should be placed in a home theater set up. To answer this we have to go back to what you, the customer, really want to achieve with you home theater room. We can put absorption on all the surfaces, it’s easy, it’s economical and […]

Dennis Foley

I am an acoustic engineer with over 30 years’ experience in the business. My technology has been used in Electric Lady Land Studios, Sony Music of New York, Cello Music and Films founded by Mark Levinson, and Saltmines Studios in Mesa, Arizona, along with hundreds of others.

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